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James Gates: The Pain and Pleasures of Science
As a ball rolled down an incline, young Sylvester James Gates, along with the other students in his class,...
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Climate Talks Yield Commitment to Ambitious, but Unclear, Actions
The annual United Nations climate change negotiations concluded in Doha after the customary all-night negotiating session and recriminations over...
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How Convention Centers Are Killing Academic Culture
Setting annual meetings in massive convention centers, plus the cumulative effect of well-intentioned policies for promoting young academics, have...
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The History of Climate Change Negotiations in 83 Seconds
The annual exercise in futility and finger-pointing that is the United Nations Climate Change Conference will wrap up in...
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Doha UN Climate Talks to Conclude With Few Conclusions
UN climate talks in Doha are lurching to a close with key issues unresolved. There are outstanding disputes on...
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Outgoing Gorillas Live Longer Than Shy Ones
Extroverted gorillas in captivity outlive their shy brethren, a new study of these great apes in North American zoos...
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Omnipotence Needs No Defense and Other Obvious Theological Truths
Egypt is at the crossroads. Its emerging constitution, however, betrays the brightest hopes of the so-called Arab Spring. A...
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Did the Dalai Lama Just Call for an End to Religion?
The Dalai Lama recommends a radical new approach: a religionless religion, if you will, stripped of myth, superstition, and...